Hilary Robinson (author)

Hilary Robinson (author)
'''Hilary Robinson FRSA is a British award winning children's author of over 70 books, broadcaster, radio producer and feature writer.
Background
The daughter of lecturers, Robinson grew up in Zaria, Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War, and later in Dorset and Yorkshire. Her father, P. H. Turner, was an economist and a biographer of David Livingstone who established an educational trust and spearheaded the building of a non-profit independent school in Zaria, Nigeria. Robinson attended this school with other local and overseas children, including theatre director Rufus Norris. Later, she attended a mixed state comprehensive, Hemsworth High School, in West Yorkshire. Her mother was a lecturer in mathematics and statistics with the Open University.
Career
Radio producer
Robinson worked at Radio Aire, TV-am and Yorkshire Television and the BBC's Faith and Ethics Department. She is now an independent radio producer.
Book awards
Where The Poppies Now Grow
The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals 2015 – Nominations
The Hampshire School's Library Award 2014 - shortlisted
The Education Resources Award 2015 - finalist
English Association Book Award 2015 – shortlist
Rubery Book Award 2015 – shortlisted
Coventry Libraries Book Award 2016 – shortlisted
The Christmas Truce
The Education Resources Award 2015 – finalist
Sheffield Children's Book Award 2015 – finalist
The People's Book Prize 2016 – finalist
Flo Of The Somme
WINNER – Historical Association – Young Quillss Award 2016
WINNER - North Somerset Teacher's Book Award Poetry section 2016
WINNER - EOCT/SLS Picture Book Award 2017
A Song For Will and The Lost Gardeners of Heligan
WINNER - North Somerset Teacher's Book Award Quality Fiction 2017
SHORTLIST - Historical Association's Young Quills Award 2018
WINNER - Holyer an Gof 2018 - Books for children of Primary Age
WINNER - Holyer an Gof 2018, The Gorsedh Kernow Ann Trevenen Jenkin Cup - Awarded for authorship in the class for children and young adults
Gregory Goose is on the Loose - Up The Mountain
SHORTLIST - Sheffield Children's Book Award - 2021
Personal
Robinson lives and works in London and Yorkshire. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the Society of Authors.
Books
1995 Sarah the Spider
1995 Sarah the Spider Prima Spiderina
Learning English With Ozmo
1999 E-mail: Jesus@Bethlehem
1999 Sarah the Spider and the Barn Dancers
1999 Sarah the Spider's Christmas Surprise
2000 Mr. Spotty's Potty
2000 Spells and Smells
2002 Freddie's Fears
2002 Pick it Up (The Green Gang)
2002 The Green Gang - Raffy's Party
2002 Scrapman Stan And The Magical Mixer Fixer
2003 E-mail: Jesus@Anytime
2003 Flynn Flies High
2003 Pippin's Big Jump
2004 Batty Betty's Spells
2004 How to Teach a Dragon Manners
2004 Mixed Up Fairy Tales
2005 Cinder Wellie
2005 Croc by the Rock (also Big Book edition)
2005 Pet to School Day
2005 Rapunzel
2005 The Frog Prince
2005 The Princess's Secret Letters
2006 Aladdin and the Lamp
2006 Over the Moon!
2006 The Little Match Girl
2006 The Royal Jumble Sale
2007 Pocahontas the Peacemaker
2007 The Princess's Secret Sleepover
2008 Goldilocks and the Wolf
2008 Snow White and the Enormous Turnip (also Big Book edition)
2008 The Elves and the Emperor
2009 Ted's Party Bus
2009 Three Pigs and a Gingerbread Man
2010 The Big Book of Magical Mix-Ups
2012 Hooray! It's Book Day - Franklin Watts
2012 The Copper Tree -
2012 The Copper Tree Class Christmas Surprise
2013 The Copper Tree Class Help A Hamster
2013 Mixed Up Nursery Rhymes
2013 Beauty, The Beast and The Pea
2013 Hansel and Gretel and the Ugly Duckling
2013 Rapunzel and the Billy Goats Gruff
2013 Cinderella and the Beanstalk
2014 Where The Poppies Now Grow
2014 The Christmas Truce
2014 Rapunzel (Must Know Stories), Franklin Watts
2015 Aladdin (Must Know Stories), Franklin Watts
2015 Tom's Sunflower
2015 Flo Of The Somme
2016 Sid's Red Card, Franklin Watts
2016 The Frog Prince (Must Know Series), Franklin Watts
2016 Favourite Mixed Up Fairy Tales
2016 A Song For Will – Strauss House Productions
2017 Christmas Fairy Tales Mix-Up - Hodder
2018 Peace Lilly – Strauss House Productions
2018 Spooky Fairy Tale Mix Up - Hodder
2019 Jasper Space Dog - Strauss House Productions
2019 Gregory Goose Is On The Loose in Space (November) - New Frontier
2019 Gregory Goose Is On The Loose in the Jungle (December) - New Frontier
2020 Jasper Viking Dog (February) - Strauss House Productions
2020 Gregory Goose Is On The Loose Up the Mountain (March) - New Frontier
2020 Gregory Goose Is On The Loose at the Fair (March) - New Frontier
2021 The Christmas Star - SPCK
2021 Ten Little Yoga Frogs - New Frontier
2021 Twelve Little Festive Frogs - New Frontier
2021 Old Tabby Brontë, The Servant's Tale - Strauss House Productions
2022 God's Love In A Nut Shell - SPCK
2022 Tatty Mouse, Rockstar - New Frontier
2022 Tatty Mouse - Super Racer - New Frontier
2023 Tatty Mouse - Christmas - New Frontier
2024 Paw Together For God - SPCK
2024 Tatty Mouse - Birthday Surprise - New Frontier
References
External links
Official website
1962 births
English children's writers
Living people
People from Paignton
Writers from Yorkshire